IN THIS WEEK'S PRINT-EDITION:

• Merced set to hold Town Hall meetings
• ‘Colored Museum’ coming to Arts Center
• Planned man’s still beating thanks to local emergency care

Atwater presents Salvador to fill police chief role

By JOHN MILLER
February 14, 2019

Atwater City Council members cleared the way for a new chief of police this week after they unanimously approved a contract on Monday night to fill the top law enforcement position.     MORE>

Governor mentions Merced’s HSR role in ‘State of the State’

February 14, 2019

In his first “State of the State” address, Gov. Gavin Newsom included Merced by name as the northern-most part of his High Speed Rail plan for the Central Valley.     MORE>

The Story Of A Job Applicant Yesterday, Today

By JOHN M. DERBY
Times Founding Publisher
February 14, 2019

We received a job application from a young man living in the Midwest. He showed no experience in any phase of the newspaper business, but said he had always loved to write.       MORE>